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Five Astonishing Coincidences and Parallels Between Presidents Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedyhttp://wyrk.com/five-astonishing-coincidences-and-parallels-between-presidents-abraham-lincoln-and-john-f-kennedy/
http://wyrk.com/five-astonishing-coincidences-and-parallels-between-presidents-abraham-lincoln-and-john-f-kennedy/#commentsFri, 22 Nov 2013 18:18:58 +0000Mark Richardshttp://lite987.com/five-astonishing-coincidences-and-parallels-between-presidents-abraham-lincoln-and-john-f-kennedy/Continue reading…]]>November 22, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination. We thought we'd share with you some bizarre coincidences between Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln. Taken from the Reader's Digest book, Mysteries of the Unexplained, you will amazed at these astonishing facts.

]]>http://wyrk.com/five-astonishing-coincidences-and-parallels-between-presidents-abraham-lincoln-and-john-f-kennedy/feed/0Getty ImagesAbraham Lincoln's Visits To Buffalo – Dale's Daily Datahttp://wyrk.com/abraham-lincolns-visits-to-buffalo-dales-daily-data/
http://wyrk.com/abraham-lincolns-visits-to-buffalo-dales-daily-data/#commentsThu, 14 Jul 2011 10:00:22 +0000Dale Mussenhttp://wyrk.com/?p=24033Continue reading…]]>Abraham Lincoln funeral train on its journey to Springfield, Illinois (Getty Images)Interesting to look thru the history of Buffalo and find that President Lincoln made two stops in the Queen City. The first was sort of a victory tour after he was elected in 1860. He traveled by train from Springfield, Illinois thru Chicago and Cleveland and on to Buffalo. Along the way the train stopped in Westfield and in Dunkirk where Lincoln made a few remarks to thousands of people who turned out. Then the train arrived at Buffalo’s Exchange Street station in February, 1861 where it was met by tens of thousands of people.

]]>http://wyrk.com/abraham-lincolns-visits-to-buffalo-dales-daily-data/feed/0Abraham Lincoln funeral tain on its journey to Springfield, Illinois (Getty Images)American Civil War Begins 1861 – Dale's Daily Datahttp://wyrk.com/american-civil-war-begins-1861-dales-daily-data/
http://wyrk.com/american-civil-war-begins-1861-dales-daily-data/#commentsTue, 12 Apr 2011 10:00:56 +0000Dale Mussenhttp://wyrk.com/?p=14465Continue reading…]]>Today marks the 150th anniversary of the start of the bloodiest four years in American history. When the American Civil War ended with the Confederate surrender at Appomattox courthouse in 1865, a combined 620,000 Americans had been killed. It’s hard to believe but that number is nearly as many American soldiers killed in all the other wars this country has fought combined – World Wars One and Two, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, Mexican War, Spanish American War….just an incredible number of lives lost….Americans killing Americans.

]]>http://wyrk.com/american-civil-war-begins-1861-dales-daily-data/feed/0A view of Fort Sumter in Charleston Bay from Fort Moultrie where the first shots were fired to start the Civil War in 1861. (Photo by Dale Mussen)